US rank #10972 Boys' name Peak 1988 1,119 births

Arcadio — #10972 US boys' name

1,119 babies named Arcadio in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s291920s1011930s671940s731950s1151960s1381970s1441980s1311990s1272000s902010s722020s32
#10972
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Arcadio was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

24 babies were named Arcadio in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Arcadio

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,119 babies named Arcadio between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Arcadio currently holds the #10972 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Arcadio performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Arcadio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 164 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Arcadio in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Arcadio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Arcadio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,119

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1988

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#10,972

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Arcadio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
24
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
0510152025 202420081993197919651951193519211914 5

Arcadio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
144 births that decade — 13% of Arcadio's all-time total
1910s291920s1011930s671940s731950s1151960s1381970s1441980s1311990s1272000s902010s722020s32

Arcadio by state

Where Arcadio concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Arcadio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
164 14.7%
#2 California
104 9.3%
#3 New York
36 3.2%
#4 Arizona
5 0.4%
Texas share of Arcadio's total US births 14.7%
Even split

164 of 1,119 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Arcadio?
1,119 babies have been named Arcadio since 1914. It currently ranks #10972 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 24 births.
When was Arcadio most popular?
Arcadio was most popular in the 1970s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Arcadio most popular?
The top states for the name Arcadio are Texas (164 births), California (104 births), New York (36 births).
How long has the name Arcadio been used?
Arcadio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Arcadio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Archie, Archer, Archibald, Arch, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.